Anatirostrum profundorum ( Berg, 1927 )

Zarei, Fatah, Esmaeili, Hamid Reza, Abbasi, Keyvan, Kovačić, Marcelo, Schliewen, Ulrich K. & Stepien, Carol A., 2022, Gobies (Teleostei: Gobiidae) of the oldest and deepest Caspian Sea sub-basin: an evidence-based annotated checklist and a key for species identification, Zootaxa 5190 (2), pp. 151-193 : 163

1. Anatirostrum profundorum ( Berg, 1927) ( Fig. 7 ), Duckbilled Tadpole Goby

Benthophilus profundorum Berg, 1927: 335 , figs. 5–8; type locality: South Caspian Sea at 37°58’N, 52°22’E; syntypes: ZIN 23134 (14).

Etymology: Latin, profundus = deep, refers to its capture in deep water.

Distribution and habitat: South Caspian Sea ( Fig. 8A ), off the coasts of Iran, Azerbaijan and Turkmenistan. Records are from 45–294 m depth ( Ahnelt et al. 2000).

Material examined: ZM-CBSU S021-1 , 1 , off Chaboksar , Gilan Province, Iran .

IUCN: LC ( Mamilov 2020a).

Babka Iljin, 1927 (1 species)

Figures

FIGURE 7. Anatirostrum profundorum, ZM-CBSU S021-1, 21.8 mm SL, off Chaboksar, Gilan Province, Iran.

FIGURE 8. Distribution of (A) Anatirostrum profundorum, Babka gymnotrachelus, Benthophiloides brauneri, Benthophiloides turcomanus, and Benthophilus pinchuki, (B) Benthophilus baeri, and (C) Benthophilus casachicus, Benthophilus ctenolepidus, Benthophilus leptocephalus, and Benthophilus persicus.